Messier M12

Object Information

Messier object: M12
NGC (New General Catalog) number: NGC 6218
Discription: Globular Cluster
Located in constellation: Ophiuchus
Right ascension in hours minutes: 16:47.2
Declination in degrees minutes: -1:57
Visual magnitude: 6.7
Size: 14.5 arc minutes
Image orientation: North is top, East is left
Image size: 28 arc minutes wide by 21.6 arc minutes high
Detailed discription of M12 in SEDS Messier database
2MASX J16470200-0202314 are two very faint galaxies located 5 clock position from the center of M12, half way to the edge of the image. See the two red markers in the negative image.

Photo Information

Telescope: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor, 600mm focal length, f/7.5 focal ratio
Vixen 2680 flip mirror
Edmund Optics T-Mount 25mm extension tube (48mm barrel)
Baader Planetarium T-2 Quick Changer System (T2-06 and T2-07)
Camera: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera
TeleVue 32mm Plossl was used on the top port of the Vixen flip mirror
Telescope Mount: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sirius EQ-G with GoTo Controller

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